Paul tells us that we are lights in an other wise dark and foreboding evil world. The reason that the world is darkness and foreboding is because it lives under the lie of Genesis 3. That was acquired when woman and then man ate the wrong fruit tree and all believed the lie of I Am Notness (this is the great SIN passed down through the ages until the LORD was clothed as Christ Jesus with humanity's flesh, came as promised in 3:15, the one who would revive righteousness, i.e...innocence in humanity). The fallen nature says, I am not a child of my Creator, I am independent of him who ever he maybe. But Genesis 1:26-27 tells us that we are indeed spirit beings, we are indeed connected with our life source and never have we been not so. So for nearly 6000 years of human history all were and are conjoined to our Creator and Father. The Father of our life source for all have within them his image and likeness housed within the body of clay that became the flesh of Genesis 2:6-7, which gives us as spirit beings our humanity, the ability to reason, see, hear, breath, feel, smell, taste, have compassion, love and have mobility. What does separate us is the fact that we contain his image and likeness, his perfection is our own as well, as we soon shall witness, which the creatures of this living world do not have nor do the angels that serve us and Him. With this all said lets get into what Philippians 2:12-18, have to reveal.
Philippians 2:12-13, 14-18 "Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed(1), not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.
Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain. Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all. For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me." (KJV)
Philippians 2:12-13, 14-18 "Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed(1), so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.
Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me." (ESV)
Philippians 2:12-13, 14-18 "Considering this amazing outcome of what our faith sees and celebrates, I strongly urge you my darling friends to continue to have your [1]ears tuned into that which inspires our conduct to give full expression to the details of our salvation in a most personal and practical way. See salvation in its earth-shattering awesome and ultimate conclusion. I know that my personal presence encourages you greatly now but I want you to realize an inspiration in my absence that supersedes anything you've known before or learned from me. This would mean that even if you were to see my face again or receive another Epistle from me, it will make no difference at all to your faith condition or standing. (The success of Paul's ministry was not to enslave people to him but to his gospel! he knew that he would be more present in his message than in his person! Ministry success is not measured by how many partners we can congregate, but by how absent we can pearch ourselves! The word often translated, obedience, is the word [1, G5219, hupakouō, is from G5259, under from an inferior position and G191, to hear with understanding] upoakoo, it means to be under the inspired influence of what you inwardly hear and perceive.) Discover GOD himself as your inexhaustible inner source; he ignites us all with both the desire and energy that matches his own delight!
Our entire life is his poem; any undercurrent murmuring or argumentative debating would be completely out of place! Do not let such issues disrupt the rhythm of your inner conversation. Our flawless innocence radiates attraction as beacons of his light in the midst of a people who have forgotten their true sonship of their origin and whose lives have become distorted and perverse. (In the verse Paul quotes from Deuteronomy 32:5 from the Greek Septuagint translation of the Hebrew text, with reference to Deuteronomy 32:4-5 and 18. In context GOD's perfect workmanship as Father of our humanity was forgotten; people have become "crooked and perverse" twisted and distorted out of their true pattern of sonship. Deuteronomy 32:18 says, "you have forgotten(H7911 shâkach shâkêach, means to be oblivious of ) the Rock that begot you and have gotten out of step with GOD, who [2] dances with you!" Hebrew, [2, H2342 khul or kheel.) Our lives [3]echo-exhibit the [4]logic of the message of life. We are positioned like the stars in the night sky, superimposed and radiating light, which shining pierces the darkness. Thus we [5]confirm the day of the LORD and [5]complete his joy! we are his wreath of honor and [5]proof that I did not run my race in vain. (The word, [3, G1907 from G1909 and G2192 ] epecho, is from from (G1909) epi, to superimpose, and (G2192) echō, to hold, echo resonance. The word of life, [4, G3056 from G3004] logos, in embodies a conception or idea, thought, logic. The preposition [5, G1519] eis, suggests a point reached in conclusion. Look at Colossians 1:29, "Our completeness in Christ is not a remote goal, but our immediate reference! My labor now exceeds any zeal that I previously knew under the duty driven Law of willpower. I am laboring beyond the point of exhaustion, striving with intense resolve with all the energy that he mightily inspires within me." The Mirror) I want you to see my ministry to you as wine poured out upon the altar of your faith. I rejoice in the thought that we drink from the same source and therefore celebrate a mutual joy! Whatever you may suffer only concludes in jot! (Joy is a bold declaration, in the face of severe danger and suffering, that contradiction does not define us or have the final say in our lives. We know that whether we live or die, our message is unstoppable and that it is conquering the world.) (The Mirror)
Well Paul just confirmed this morning revelation spoken within me as I laid on my bed, thank You LORD! Until our next visit may our LORD bless you and yours with such revelation of Him. The Amen.
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